Supporting stand for collapsible tubes



Ma 24, 1932. F, WOLF 1,859,323

SUPPORTING STAND FOR COLLAPSIBLE TUBES Filed Jan. 18, 1928 awuemto'c fian' Way 351 MD abhor/ mm; 6 W

Patented May 24, 1932 UNITED STATES FRANK WOLF, OF NEW YORK,V1\T. Y.

SUPPORTING STAND FOR cOLLAPsIBLE TUBES Application filed January 18, 1928. Serial 1V0. 247,5Q3.

This invention relates to improvements in stands for supporting collapsible tubes containing pharmaceutical preparations, such as shaving cream, tooth paste, and the like; and

5 provided with a detachable cap to seal the tube and permit it to be opened when the contents are to be expelled.

In practice, such tubes are often inconvenient to handle, because an effort is always required to remove and replace the cap, and the cap on account of its small size, is frequently lost. My invention not only provides a simple and efficient mounting for the tube, but is also equipped with a cover for the discharge end of the tube that enables the cap which comes with the tube to be discarded as soon as the tube is disposed in the stand; and at the same time remains accessible to the user and can be squeezed without being,

disengaged from the stand, and caused to deliver a portion of the contents whenever needed.

Objects and advantages of the invention are set forth in the following description; which show one or more embodiments of the invention; and I, of course, reserve the right to make changes in details which are not necessarily illustrated herein, but are nevertheless within the principle of the invention and embraced by the terms of the appended claims.

In the drawings- Figure 1 is a perspective view of one form of a supporting stand for tubes according to my invention,

Fig. 2 is a side view thereof, and

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a modification.

The same numerals identify the same parts throughout.

Referring first to Figs. 1 and 2, I show a stand comprising an upright 1 having a base 2 and a pair of arms 3, which partly encircle the tube and hold it in position. This particular type of stand is shown as if made of a piece of flexible wire or the like, bentadjacent the middle to form the arms 3; the remaining portions of the two halves then being caused to extend away from the plane of the arms 3 in a direction substantially perpendicular 'to said plane for a distance as great as the height of the stand; the two ends then being bent, so that they lie in a plane paralleltothe plane of the arms 3 to provide the base 2 above mentioned. Just above thebase, the parallel portions which constitute the uprightjpart of the stand,are turned outward to provide shoulders 4, and then downward,

as indicated at 5 to unite with the'base. At-

tached to the stand by engaging the shoulders, is a rest made, of a piece. of wire or the like, bent to provide bearings 6 which engage the shoulders 4, and having at the middle, a

bent-up projection'f. The tube is shown at 8,

with its lower end disposed in thisrest be-L tween the upright part of the stand and the projection 7,so thatlthe loweredge of the tube will not slip out ofthis rest.: At 9 is a cover hinged, as indicated at 10, to the midpoint of the arms 3, and this hinge has an extension 11, to the outer end of which is pivotally joined, an operating'member 12, having a p-rojection13. This member may also be made of bent .wire. When the tube 8 5 is put into the stand, its lower end engages the rest having. the projection 7 as above stated and the arms 3, which may have some resiliency, will embrace the top of the tube and hold it tight enough to keep it in position on the stand so that it. will not' fall down. The cap that comes with the tube canbe removed and thrown away and the cover 9 is turned down to rest upon the top of the tube and shield the opening throughwhich the contents are delivered. Whenever one wants to use the tube, he presses with his finger on the projection 13, as indicated in Fig. 1, to lift the cap 9; then upon squeezing the tube, the user will get as much of the contents as he wants from the top.

In Fig. 3, a stand is shown, made of a flexible strip of suitable material, comprising an upright portion 14 and a base 15. This base is bent up adjacent the bottom of the upright 14 and then downward, resting upon the supporting surface at its outer end, and it has a reentrant portion or notch 16 which the lower end of the tube enters. The cover 9 is provided with a hinge 10 to connect it to the top of the upright 14, and at 17 is a pair of resilient arms secured to the upright 14 adjacent the hinge 10, as indicated at 18;

the outer ends of these arms having knobs 19.

These knobs may engage each other like the knobs of the catch or clasp of a pocket book, and by slight pressure, they can be disengaged so that the ends of the arms 17 can be separated when a tube is to be put into the stand. The ends of these arms 17 are then brought together and the knobs 19 forced past each other, so as to keep the arms 17 in position to encircle the tube and hold it in the stand until it is empty.

This type of stand is very inexpensive and easy'to manufacture, contains few parts, and

is unlikely to get out of order, and can be produced at-loW cost;

p The holder 3 and the'stand 1 can be made separate from each other and then when de- 20 sired to :be used can be readily join-ed. This may be done bysimpl-y providing a suitable detachable 'joint between :the two. Then the user can either put the tube and holder 13 with itscap 9. down horizontally orzcan connect it With the stand and hold it vertically.

' :Claims: p

1... A stand for collapsible tubes, comprising an upright portionhavinga-pair of arms to embrace the tube at one endand a base at the other,and .a cover for the top of the tube hinged to the stand adjacent-the arms, together with an operating member depending from .an extension of the hinge ofsaid-cover to. raise said cover.

2.v stand for collapsible tubes, comprising an upright portion havinga pair of armsv to embrace the tube at one end,a cover hinged thereto at said end for the top of the tube, a baseat the otherend, the stand beingshaped to provide shoulders adjacent the base, and a rest having bearing portions pivotally engaging the shoulders to receive the bottom of the tube. I V

3., Astand for collapsible tubes, comprise inga length offiexible Wire bent to provide a. pair voi arms to embrace the tube at one end, upright portions supporting said arms, the lower ends of said portions being bent to provide a baseandshoulders above thenbase, a rest for the lower end of the, tubehaving bearing portions attached tosaid shoulders, a cover for the top of the tube, a hinge connecting the cover to the upper part of said stand, and a depending operating member connected to an extension of the hinge. to raiseithe cover. V

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention, I have signed my name hereto.

FRANK WOLF. 

